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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
MONDAY, DEC. 19.

MONDAY, DEC. 19.
Sendts-Among the papers presented
to day was a communication from the
secretary of the treasury, with copy OF
the report of Special Agent Jingle, on
the condition of affairs on the seal islands
of Alaska. 1t was referred to the com
mittee on foreign relations; also a mem
orial of the constitutional convention of
the territory of Utah, asking admission
into the UuIon rs a state, with copies of
the constitution. The following were
among the bills reported back fevorably
from the committees and placed on the
calendar: To amend the law concerning
commission of fish and fisheries and TO
aid in the establishment and temporary
support of the common schools. Among
the bills introduced and referred we're the
following: To prohibit the manufacture
and sale OF spirituous and Intoxicating
liquors in the District of Columbia. To
divide the state of Nebraska into .wo
judicial districts. To annex portion of
Montana to Idaho. To extirpate conta-
gious pleuro- pneumonia, foot and mouth
disease and rinder pest among cattle and
exports of live stock. Sen. Sawyer then
called up his motion 80 reconsider the
]
ton offered by Butler for the appoint
neut of a select committee TO inquire in
to the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a
government postal telegraph, was agreed
to. After some debate, the vote was con
sidered and the bill was referred to the
postoftice committee. Sen. Call offered a
long preamble and resolution in reference
to railroad land grants, which was laid on
the table Sen. Sherman made motion,
which prevailed, that the presidents mes
sage and accompanying documents be re-
ferred to the committee on finance, and
gave notice that after the holidays he
would address the senate on the subject.
Sen. Pugh offered resolution setting
forth that the most important duty OF
the present session is TO revise and amend
the existing internal taxes aud the tariff
laws so as to reduce the annual revenues
theretrom to the necessary wants of the
federal government, and no more than IL
needs TO pay It's matured debts and dis.
charge its obligations without gripping
or deranging any American industries
connected with the subject of tariff tax
alton or interfering with the Just rights
of the American working people intended
90 be secured to them by the essential
effects of the revenue dutses, 10 share IN
the Joint product of the labor and capt
tai employed IN American mining and
manufacturing industries TO the full
measure OF the difference in the cost of
their labor and similar labor in Europe.
Z 40 the close of Pugh's remarks the rssolu-
ton was ordered to lie on the table.
Blair gave notice thar be would to-mor-
row ask the senate 70 proceed 70 consid-
GRAFTON of the educational bill.
House-The speaker to-day announced
the appointment of the committee on
rule. as follows; TIE speaker, Messrs.
Randall, Mills, Reed and Cannon. A res
oluaSn was offered referring TO the com
mittee on appropriations the reports OF
/ Inc court of claims, with Instructions 70
! the committee TO report ell claims, which
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
WASHINGTON.

SENATOR SHERMAN has introduced bill,
the purpose of which is to preserve the
forests adjacent to all the prominent
rivers of tins country. Il was referred to
the committee on agriculture ara for
estry.
SEN. SPooNEB, from the committee on
public buildings and grants, reported
favorably on the bill for the erection of
public building at Milwaukee, the cost
OF the site and building not to exceed
$I.200,000 or $1,l00,O00 in case the pres
emit site is utilized.
A COMMITTEE of citiz ems from Utah
r Carlisle and Sen. Ingalls,, and pre-
ented to them copies of the state coust!-
ution adopted at the last state conyen-
ton.
IT is understood that both sides of the
democratic household are willing to mod.
ify the rules so that the house can save
a bill from being talked to death, and a
vote can be got on a tariff bill sometime
this side of the day of judgment.
REPRESENTATIVE Mofiatt, of Michigan,
died Thursday morning at o'clock, at
the Providence hospital. The cause of
death was blood poisoning, resulting
from q malignant carbuuele on the face.
THERE is no joint purpose on the part
of senators either 90 do or TO abstain from
doing any given thing daring the com
ing week. unless, indeed, the unanimity
of opinion IN favor of beginning the
holiday recess on Thursday or earlier be
accounted u purpose.
ARRANGEMENTS are now being made at
the treasury department for the payment
January LIST, next, of SS,4l4,670 interest
on United States bonds and Pacific rail
road bonds. This is in addition to the
SS4S,4 25 interest which would have fallen
due at that date, but which has been pre-
paid with rebate.
Ink United States Supreme Court on
Monday in the Kansas prohibition case,
decided that the state has the right TO
suppress the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors without making any
conversation to brewers, distillers or
liquor dealers for property destroyed or
rendered valueless in consequence of a
state prohibitory law.
A BILL was introduced to-day, by Sen.
Voorhees, "a follows: To extend the
laws of the United States, except those
providing for presumption, timber cult
ure and the desert land entries of the
public lands, over the public land strip
south of the Indian territory. 1t also
creates the land district of Cimarron.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has directed the
coumandant OF the Brooklyn navy yard
to dispatch 40 once naval vessels with
instructions TO secure or destroy the large
raft OF logs which became detached from
the Miranda of Nantucket light. The
immense raft of 1900 logs, weighing
q poO tons. is in the track of navigation,
and. at night especially, is q constant
source of danger The vessel Is sent at
the request OF the New York chamber OF
commerce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
CRIME.

THOMAS VOOLFOLK, of Macon, G eorgia
has been sentenced to hang for murder
ill., zine members of his family.
AT the late election in the town of ia
,pauive, Mexico, fight occurred between
s.le rival parties, in which eight men were
killed and over forty wounded.
AN incendary FIRE destroyed the bust
ness portion of Mapleton, d. T., Thurs
nay night. The loss is $34 500, and the
insurance $13,250.
1Hos. DOYLE. who kicked his wife to
death last summer, at HARTFORD, Conn
pleaded guilty of manslaughter and was
sentenced to states prison for five years
DURING a family quarrel a. Kenton, o.
Friday morning, Charles Thomas stabbed
and killed his niece, Miss Briggs, and SO,
verely cut his brothers wife. Search If
being made for .he murderer, and lynch
ing Is feared.
S. S. CRANDALL, a lawyer and rea
estate broker, killed his wife, her mother
his stepdaughter and himself at Ballstor
Spa, N. Y, Monday, the result of a family
quarrel over money matters.
The trial of DR.. Leonard st. John, in
dicted for having assisted the boodlel
McGarigle 10 escape to Canada, began il
the Criminal Court in Chicago on Mon
day
ELrHU GREGG, notorious horse-thief
was found dead in the mountains of Yves
Virginia recently with bullet-hole il
his breast. The man was over so year
old, and he had been known as desper
ate criminal for fifty years. He was re-
leased from prison but short time be
fore his death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
Life ofyengeance

Sonora Amastoa Rubio de fa'ca u.
wou an bandit, was buried by the NV ~.
her lover at San Antonio, Iay ..,,
Mexico. In early womanhood nst ~, ~,
ed husband was killed by federal W..
and on his grave she 'swor9 'sn.,' /,
Her oath was TO kill five men wv! Z
of her life. She more than keP' c "
first exploit was to rob the AgAs O' l-5
stage near Zacatecas. Single Ial anu
drove the positions to flight s llsa3
stage, and ordered suPpo'eS oo ,,',
assistants concealed i'll the chspPp ~,
to shoot unless resistance "a' hof
The eight passengers gave a gVyu
She continued a career OF rUOoe .
MANY years, which terrorlze ed. u,
zens of Sinoloa, Jalisco, and ooh i....
enriched herself. The au'noi., ...
troops we're powerless to suppl, os,rlt
she beoueathed her fortune 70 ,r'
diving a natural death in ooscH'''!'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
shall be taken in case of farther warlike
movements on the part of Russia.

shall be taken in case of farther warlike
movements on the part of Russia.
A VIENNA paper publishes a report
that another attempt has been made on
the life of the Gear of Russia, and that
there has been revolutionary outbreak
in st. Petersburg.
CONVENIENT circles both in Berlin and
Vienna are becoming convinced that the
allies intend to attack Russia early in
the spring. Military circles in Vienna
regard the campaign as even closer, and
are OF opinion that it will be opened
within two months.
GRAsHAAN1S, semi-ofn cisl organ, con
dennis the English Government for sup
porting the triple alliance against Russia.
IL believes, however, that the visit of
Lord Churchill to Russia will influence
Englands policy. 1t says that Lord
Randolph Churchill will confer with sew
eral Russian statesmen, ard, if possible,
have an interview with the Gar.
MAJOR DENIES, military attache at the
German legation in Vienna, spends hours
daily at the war Office, in consultation
with the chiefs of departments. Al
measures thai are decided upon are com
municated to the Berlin authorities
through Maj. Defines, and the inspiration
Of Count Won Moltke is supposed to
guide the Austrian preparations.
THE Austrian officials do not attach
the same i'm portance TO the Journal de
st. Petersbourg's article discIaiming Rus
sia's responsibilities for the present
state of affairs in Europe as do the news
papers and the Bourse. They point out
that the question Of the moment is what
military measures Russia will adopt be-
yond those previously token.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

lowing, n"rns words: Congress shan
power to legislate on the .9 0laA hs,.
rage and divorce BY Ssr !sc' Q; |,
piicable alike to all statss 'aefa lss,
and neither bigamy or n aIa 's'rio.
exist or be permitted vi,b;,! gan! 1
states or any place subiect We Cd
dlction," Sen. Teller ints co y 'ai' i
to provide for the compulso, u'sd !,
OF Indian children. It was !. sdOcs;
senate then went into e~s. .el.'''et
After half an hour the C o I'd
was resumed, when a messsg psa IS.
house announcing the deaf 81 Ton
tative Moffat, of Michigan v ~ A'p''
On motion of Sen. Paine, '''''
resolutions of regret were 49, Ms I
senate adjourned to meet on 'p'sa
January, 1883. y" 'a' "a
House. Mr.. Adams os ma
ed resolution for tbe Ivy q
of months salary 10 ps'
employees WHO were on tbo ". Ss 4
out who have since been dis ,Sl, y
may be discharged prior 10 , J. 81
Mr.. Herman, of Oregon. Off,. - 4' Z
luton increasing the member.ti
committee on rivers and b. H
seventeen. Mr.. Burrows, of Mio5 ,'' q
became his painful duty on 49, $500 !.
Michigan delegation, to annonro a'' VI
house the death of Seth Q. Me- sg y
his death the delegation felt -, r ~
bereavement, and his state has M, ~
and able congressman. The bo-'
at l;l5, as mark OF resnac,
memory of the deceased. a5ior."
meet January 4. -'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
ATENANTs VICTORY INIEELAND.

There is moral to the visit of the
marquis of Ely to his Wexford estate for
In first time in 10 years. The marquis
has been whatiu ireland is knowu,as rack
renter. He has insistedupou his pound OF
aesh, and with the result noted in the play
He refused to grant reduction of - per
cent. to his suffering tenants; be ordered
extensive eyicuous and precipitated Q
tenant war. Even a poor-house board
were dismissed because they refused to
treat eyicted families hike paupers.
Finding that his estate was being ruined
he visited Wexford this week and asked
Canon DOYLE TO dine with him. The con-
ON knew every tenant and was ia posi-,
tiou 20 tell the marquis mere about his
own property thau he syer knew before,
The result 81 that dinner was thay the
marquis ordered tho reinstatement Of the
tenants ANA granted 30 per cent reduc
ton Of rents, while the tenants had
but few weeks before demanded bu -
per cent. reduction. This unfortunate
struggle al Wexford grew oar Of absent.
eeism. Thelandlord, that's in he Lou,
don clubs and denoupca Gladstone as a
disuniouist are England greatest enc
mics.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
IN GENERAL.

An Index Of Southern aud Other Claims
The clerk of the house has comps
and laid before that body an index OF
southern claims and the claims fsisi
to the court of claims under the Bow
act. The total number of claims rep
ed to congress is 22,296, which llcia
allowed, disallowed and barred cases
volving the sum of S6024S,l5O, Of vi
amount the sum of $4,636,92O vas
lowed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
LAND REST0RA1I0NS.
indemnity Lands of Seven Railroads 10
farpd fnr spfl lpmput

Indemnity Lands of Seven Railroads O~
ferpd for Settlement
Secretary Lamar issued an order at'
ing that all lands heretofore Wiihai'
and held foI indemnity purposes uD
grants to the following named lalEo
be restored to public domain and QUE
to settlement and entry under the yen
laws, after giving the usual notice p
ingtou & Missouri River; Chicago p
Island 81 Pacific; Cedar Rapids q
souri, River; Dubuque q Pacific, and
cago. Milwaukee & st, Paul IN love- wy
Joseph & Denver City, in Kansas yI
go g. Northwestern in Michigan anu p
cousin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

ourteen fHocers acting under The
United States marshal for the Western
district of Arkansas have been killed by
desperadoes in Indian Territory during
the last two years. OF the murderers
bat ono has been legauy executed, though
some have been killed in fight. Law
lessness is said TO be up the increase aud
the people along the border think that
tho anly remedy for the present comb
ton Of affairs is for COZ yress to open
the territory 70 settlement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
A Monster Rattlesnste

The Oldest inhabitant cappo.
Der a rattlesnake to comsars v'e
just upearthed in the so1the,n W.
the Cherokee nation, says a let,.. \
Tahlequah. The discovery CAM y
through the construction work IN q |
kansas Valley railroad. a gang 6s5 \
engaged for several weeks in erc,,.l
a deep cut in the mountains abou, A.,
miles southwest OF Tahleouah ana
been from time to time disturbed ,rJ,
ed rattlers of quite respectable dins1,'
The other day, however, there eer,
an event in snake-killing which eci,
all former exploits, and which az,
even the stoical Cherokees. A bigdl
of giant powder was fired. and Il
masses of rock came tumblipg \
they revealed the writing fold.
monster rattlesnake. Two other r,pi
were dislodgcd from their rocky rs-
but were little fellows compared vb
other. They were about six feet
ana ratified away noisily with tnsi- /.
aud ten joints. But above the Gin
made arose the deep, sonorous uui,
the monster. The sounds, in conf
son, were like the snare and ne
drum. The two smaller snakes
lively and gave the railroaders q
fight, but the big one was sluggish
seemed dazed. He was easily appro
ed, and was killed without much mu
ton. After the dimensions had bsel
ken and the rattlea carefully counted
skin was stripped of with a view TO s
ing. The big snake measured Z
go inches in length. The body va
large as that of a man of average
The unusual number of twenty.fou
ties bore testimony to the age Of the
mer as we'll as to the quietuess Of The
he had led. Several of these "a
measured two inches across,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

Senais-San. Dolph introduced a bill
to provide for the payment of the claims
for damages by Indian depredations. ag.
gregatiug some $4,000, 600 or Sl5,o0eo00
The senate then took up a JOINT reso.
luton, introduced by Sen. Dolph Dec, -
proposing constitutional am sndment
on the subject of marriage and divorce
and prohibiting bigany and pclygamy
The proposed amendment Is III the fol.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
Attempt to Wreck q IF'lH

An attempt was made az NJ h
Boston, on the Old Colon! ia
seven sleepers had been WEDGE l.i9 q
tween and across the rails, hN.. ID
above the station, bat the ice , aa- as
on the track caused them W ,,,.Trints
ahead of the engine. Inc 80 I'm, =
the snow showed that inc
Ip1ibRrate,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

I'm acquittal OF y. Wilson at Paris is
only technical vindication of ex-Presi
dent Greyy's son-inlaw; but the dismi-
sal of the charges, while it will not help
him personally, is sure to relieve the ten.
sion of NJ. Grevy's appropriately, even II
it does not in the end set all Paris caeer
ing for him. Sadi Garnet, the new presi
dent, already feels the fierce of an ill
humored Parliament which, cleetiug him
with hopes of brilliant policy, listens
to his businesslike message aud pro
nounoes it commonplace. The Tirard
ministry was formed upon the daa
threat of Carnot, that he would resign
unless the Chamber agreed upon min
istry Mt once. We cannot see that the
recent political revolution has changed
anything but names. Tirard Is a Rouyier
in policy, and Saii Carnot looks upon the
presidency just as Greyy did
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

In storing onions spread ~ Taq '
that the air can GET" bst IN .
place there viii be no o., u.-'' lsrers. No /
If they be spread in TIM r, - S y
cayed onions should o ~
may damage all.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

ENaLIsu TORIES pretend to derive com
fort from the com pdratve inaotion Of the
Liberal members of PerliameAt. The
chief motive of their real chagriu, which
is thinly yelled by the pretense of ex-
alation, is that the existing situation de
prives them of the chance te fill the pris-
ons with Home Rule commoners, and thus
deplete the opposition benches. Glad
stone and Parnell are too wise TO play
the game Of their enemies. The treat
ment of O'Brien and Sullivan, the expos
ure of the cold cruelty OF Clanricarde,
the sudden timidity ana vacillation OF
Balfour with respect to those not yet
ia his clutches, on the one hand, and his
gross violations of prison laws and regu-
lations with respect TO the late Lord
Mayor of Dublin, on the other, make up
a catalogue of wrongs that have .rrevoca
bly, fixed the determination of the ma
jority of British voters to overthrow
Salisbury at the first opportunity. Bal
tours fangs will be drawn when the par
liamentary recess expires, and until then
the Liberals can well afford to bide their
time,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
MINERAL POINT,

THE prohibitionists propose to lead the
presidential procession of 1888, at least
so far as coming first into the field will
suffice to that end. Their national con-
veution will be held at Indianapolis, lad,
une 6, or 10 days before the republicans
convene at Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

IT is a remarkable fact that the Nor
m ons are submitting so peacefully to the
seizure Of the church property by the
United States. Marshal Dyer not only
took possession to the temple at Salt
Lake City without the all of soldiers
but he Immediately received offers from
the church authorities to hire the temple.
A lease was made out, and religious ser.
vices are now being regularly held there.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29

The speech of Sir Adolphe Caron, the
Dominion minister of militia, on the sub
iect of commercial union with the United
States, will receive a good deal of atten-
tion, as he is the only cabinet officer who
has broken the silence of the government
on that issue. Commercial union in his
estimation meant annexation, and this
the Canadians did not want This ~
rather a surprising assertion, in view OF
the active canvass of the commercial
unionists in the Dominion OF late with a
view of forcing it upon the fisheries com.
mission. 1t is pretty evident that the
Canadians are not ready yet to formulate
commercial policy to meet this present
crisis. Even if there were it is a long
road from formulation to mutual adopt
ton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
Making Flour from Potatoes.

Wheat and other grains are likely to
have more or less of a rival i'll the sweet
potato. A patent has been issued for a
process of treating sweet potatoes for
making flour. The object of the inven-
ton is to produce a wholesome and nutr1-
tious article of diet from the sweet potato
one that will not be liable to become
frozen or decayed, and which shall en-
body all the valuable portions of the
potato, especially the starch and sac
charine matter.
This invention designs so to treat the
potato that the starchy and saccharine
matters, with a quantity of the glutinOus
portions, may be obtained and readily
transported to any portion of the world as
staple product similar to -four; and it
being a well known fact that chemical
changes which accrue to the liquid por-
ton of the potato in climates other than
where it grew destroy its natural flavor,
an essential feature of the process is to
quickly eyapOrate such liquids while the
potato is in healthy condition, and reduce
it TO u flour or meal which will retain the
natural flavor of the esculent. The pro
duct obtained according to the invention
may be made into buildings, pies, cakes,
custards and the ike.-Milling World
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
Physical Effects of soarf-N1aking.

The labor of making these scarfs would
be light were it not that it is so badly
paidsas to render it necessary to labor
constantly, and the amount of work is al
ways uncertain. For some unexplained
cause the handling of the satin seems to
wear away the skin on the ends of the
fingers, and many of those who make
satin ties have the ends of their fingers
SO sore it IS torture TO work. They have
TO keep bowls of strong alum water TO dip
their fingers in to harden them, and the
work Is always very trying to the eyes
and the nerves. There are about 1000
women and girls who make their living
by this trade, but it is very poor one
New York World
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-26
The Various Degrees OF Beggary.

The Various Degrees of Beggary.
There are degrees of beggary. 1t was in
Union square, New York, one day, several
New York managers were standing talk
ing, when a hmplame beggar came up
and begged for aims. 1t had been a good
season, and the managers had made some
small change out Of it. One of them looked
ut this beggar and had pity on him. Theat-
rical people anyway have more Ot'less of
the gamblers absolute dread of passing a
beggar without giving him something.
They think it will spoil their luck if they
10. It's a kind of mute acknowledgment
of higher power that may be propitiated.
The manager handed the beggar a lot of
pennies, and perhaps a dime among them.
the beggar moved off, and ON corner he
stopped. The managers kept their eyes
upon him, the betting Seing he would go
for drink. Lor.y he stood thinking. 1t
seemed hard to make up his mind. Before
lie had thought it out a figure meaner
than himself crept up TO him and begged
for aims. The first beggar looked at him,
thought a moment, then put his hand in
his pocket handed beggar No. a couple
of pennies with an impressive glance of
pity, and received his gratitude just as
calmly as the manager had accepted his
own a few moments befOre.-COr. San
Francisco Chronicle